Bangui
English
Etymology
French Oubangui. Named after its location on the northern bank of the Ubangi River; the Ubangi itself was named from the Bangi word for the "rapids" located beside the settlement.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɑːŋˈɡiː/, /ˈbɑːŋɡi/
Audio (Southern England): (file) Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -iː
Proper noun
Bangui
- The capital city of the Central African Republic.
- A municipality of Ilocos Norte, Philippines.
- Meronyms: Abaca, Bacsil, Banban, Baruyen, Dadaor, Lanao, Malasin, Manayon, Masikil, Nagbalagan, Payac, San Lorenzo, Taguiporo, Utol — barangays of Bangui
- Coordinate terms: Adams, Bacarra, Badoc, Bangui, Banna, Batac, Burgos, Carasi, Currimao, Dingras, Dumalneg, Laoag, Marcos, Nueva Era, Pagudpud, Paoay, Pasuquin, Piddig, Pinili, San Nicolas, Sarrat, Solsona, Vintar — cities and municipalities of Ilocos Norte
Translations
capital of the Central African Republic
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Anagrams
Afrikaans
Proper noun
Bangui
- Bangui (the capital city of the Central African Republic)
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbaŋɡɪ]
Proper noun
Bangui n (indeclinable, relational adjective banguiský)
- Bangui (the capital city of the Central African Republic)
Further reading
- “Bangui”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
Portuguese
Proper noun
Bangui f
- Bangui (the capital city of the Central African Republic)
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbanɡi]
Proper noun
Bangui n (genitive singular Bangui)
- Bangui (the capital of the Central African Republic)
References
- “Bangui”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbanɡi/ [ˈbãŋ.ɡi]
- Rhymes: -anɡi
- Syllabification: Ban‧gui
Proper noun
Bangui ?
- Bangui (the capital city of the Central African Republic)